Nea Peramos (Greek: Νέα Πέραμος), before the 1990s Megalo Pefko (Greek: Μεγάλο Πεύκο), is a suburb and a former municipality in West Attica, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it is part of the municipality Megara, of which it is a municipal unit.[2]
Nea Peramos
Νέα Πέραμος | |
|---|---|
 Loutropyrgos Beach | |
  Nea Peramos Location within the regional unit  | |
| Coordinates: 38°0′N 23°25′E / 38.000°N 23.417°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Attica |
| Regional unit | West Attica |
| Municipality | Megara |
| Area | |
| • Municipal unit | 7.900 km2 (3.050 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2 m (7 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Municipal unit | 7,260 |
| • Municipal unit density | 920/km2 (2,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 190 06 |
| Area code(s) | 22960 |
| Vehicle registration | Z |
| Website | www.nea-peramos.gr |
Geography
editNea Peramos is situated in the eastern part of the Megaris plain, on the Saronic Gulf coast, opposite the island of Salamis. Nea Peramos is 7 km east of Megara, 11 km west of Eleusis. The town was developed across the sea shore and included the seashore summer resort of Loutropyrgos, once the boundary between the ancient rival city states of Athens and Megara.
The A8 motorway passes north of the town. The Nea Peramos railway station is served by Proastiakos commuter trains to Kiato. From its fishing harbour, a ferryboat line connects it to the island of Salamis, close to the Monastery of Panagia Faneromeni.[3]
Landmark buildings include the two tall (12-storied and 10-storied) blocks of flats, the Church of St. George, the N. Petkas Traditional Olive Press[4] (currently (Oct. '11)under reconstruction), which has been donated to the Association of Peramians Kyzikians and the former Town Hall, all of them on 28 October st. (the old Greek National Road 8) which traverses the town parallel to the coast.
Nea Peramos has a few schools (a lyceum - high school,[5] a gymnasium - junior high school[6] and four primary schools[7]) and two KAPI (day care centres for elderly people). Three military camps are located in town, among them the Artillery School[8] and the Army Special Forces base.
Please also note there is a small seaside resort bearing the same name in Northern Greece, near Kavala.
Culture
editThere is a municipal library whose mostly-Greek-language collection is as yet (Oct '11) uncatalogued. The cultural life of the town is enriched by the Fair of St. George in April,[9] the Klidonas festival[10] on St. John's Day (after the summer solstice) and the Sardine Night in late August. Several cultural associations operate, such as the Association of Peramians Kyzikians,[11] the Nea Peramos Women's Association and the Cultural Association "Aghios Panteleimon".
There are two amateur sports teams: The Athletic Sports Association of Nea Peramos (est. 1939)[12] and Attalos Neas Peramou (est. 2001).[13]
There are 15 teams in town (about 900 in the whole of Attica) of skilled flying (high flying, diving, spiralling etc.) pigeons, most of them belonging to the Aspropyrgos Association of Pigeon-Owners.[14]
History
editIn 1922, after the debacle of the Greek Army, the Greek residents of Peramos (modern Karşıyaka near Bandırma, Turkey)[15] in Asia Minor were expelled from their town before the advancing Turkish Army and the rebels. They ended up in Kavala and in the area of Megara. This location near Megara was given over by the Government of Eleftherios Venizelos so that they could start their new life. Their first school was a wooden shack which also functioned on Sundays as a church until the current Church of Saint George was built to accommodate his Icon which the refugees brought with them from their ancestral land.[16]
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1981 | 4,129 |
| 1991 | 6,869 |
| 2001 | 7,480 |
| 2011 | 8,333 |
| 2021 | 7,260 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
- ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
- ^ "Δήμος Σαλαμίνας > Παρουσίαση Δήμου > Αξιοθέατα > Μονή Φανερωμένης". Archived from the original on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
- ^ "Καλώς ήρθατε στην ηλεκτρονική εφημερίδα AixmiNews.gr". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
- ^ "ΓΕΛ ΝΕΑΣ ΠΕΡΑΜΟΥ ΑΤΤΙΚΗΣ". lyk-n-peram.att.sch.gr. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
- ^ "Ce_b1_cf_81_cf_87_ce_b9_ce_ba_ce_ae_cf_83_ce_b5_ce_bb_ce_af_ce_b4_ce_b1 [ΓΥΜΝΑΣΙΟ ΝΕΑΣ ΠΕΡΑΜΟΥ]".
- ^ "3ο ΔΗΜΟΤΙΚΟ ΣΧΟΛΕΙΟ ΝΕΑΣ ΠΕΡΑΜΟΥ | Δημόσια Σχολεία | Νέα Πέραμος Αττικής ΑΤΤΙΚΗΣ, 2296032677 | vrisko.gr".
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Αρχική Σελίδα".
- ^ "Κλήδωνας | Mikrasiatis.gr | Δίκτυο Ενημέρωσης των Μικρασιατικών Συλλόγων". Archived from the original on 1 April 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
- ^ "50 ΧΡΟΝΙΑ ΔΙΑΤΗΡΟΥΜΕ ΤΙΣ ΜΝΗΜΕΣ". 23 May 2009. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
- ^ el:Κατάλογος ποδοσφαιρικών ομάδων Αττικής
- ^ "Άτταλος Νέας Περάμου - Ερασιτεχνικό Ποδόσφαιρο". Archived from the original on 13 October 2011. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
- ^ "Αποκαλύφθηκε το πρόσωπο της αρχαίας "Μύρτιδος" - "Ζωντάνεψε" το 11χρονο κορίτσι". 12 April 2010.
- ^ "Great Online Encyclopaedia of Asia Minor". asiaminor.ehw.gr. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
- ^ el:Νέα Πέραμος Αττικής
External links
edit- Official website (in Greek)